Recently I had the chance to walk the floors of three vastly different trade shows. All are good examples of different types of shows. All had ties to a specific industry but each had a different approach to how they reached their intended audiences and how they served those aforementioned industries. The shows: ASIS, aka […]
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It’s a question I ask myself quite often. Especially when I get to procrastinating about doing some task or project. “What the hell else are you doing?” It’s a good question. My youngest son got it recently when he called to discuss a project he was considering taking on. Well, I almost got to ask
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Every Sunday morning I turn the FM radio onto my local country station for background while I get ready for my walks and workouts that take up my weekend mornings. I learned something from those first two hours of the Country Top 40. Some real hard working artists make up the hits between 40 and
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This is the first in a series of posts from the 2017 HAI-Heli-Expo 2017, held in Dallas, March 6-9. This report was filed by my long-time colleague and collaborator, Wesley Bates. Wes is currently the Media & Communications Manager for GKN Aerospace. Here is Wes’ report from the show. As a kid growing up in
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A few days ago I passed another work life milestone: being my own boss continuously for a year. While it wasn’t my choice a year ago, it has actually worked out. Thanks to a number of people, including those I no longer share an office with. As is said, “things happen for a reason,” this
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Leaving a networking event the other morning I boarded the next elevator down from the 10th floor lobby. As I am known to do, I struck up a dialogue with the other occupant of the downward bound car. “This is about the brightest elevator I’ve ever been on. How about you?” I said to the
Credentials and a deep resume are important but at some point, useless. Anything can be spun to look good or convincing. But it all comes down to credible, measurable content. So, do you have a win? Recently. I’ve been working with a racing driver and we are trying to get the attention of potential sponsors.
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Most of us at one time or another wonder why we were put on this Earth. And many times The Creator gives us a glimpse or a clue into that great mystery. Most of us go about our daily lives and don’t give it a second thought how or why certain things happen. Then there
In recent networking training sessions I’ve taken the approach of quizzing the attendees–instituting a “pop quiz.” So could you pass a networking pop quiz? Here are some examples of the questions I ask after coaching a group. Most are within the context of a networking event or meeting and involve having had people engage others
While it is not as interesting a plot as the movie, Meet Joe Black, it does have its twists and turns. My chance meeting with Joan Nye nearly five years ago has become, in networking terms, a significant relationship. Joan not only became my client, she also advises me on my finances, is a chamber
